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Pullback Continues, Buying is on the Horizon: Updated Forecast for SeaDrill Ltd

This article is designed for teaching and guidance for the future profiting in select Energy Companies. (SDRL) and the below peer Companies offer guidance for the Forecasting Procedures I use. I do this in order to identify superior peer Companies in the O&G Drilling & Exploration Industry Group.

SeaDrill Limited provides offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry worldwide. Its services include drilling, completion, and maintenance of offshore wells; production drilling and well maintenance; and well services. The company owns and operates a fleet of 59 offshore drilling units, which consist of 13 semi-submersible rigs, 9 drillships, 21 jack-up rigs, and 16 tender rigs for operations in shallow, mid and deepwater areas, and in benign and harsh environments. It serves oil and gas exploration and production companies, including integrated oil companies, independent oil and gas producers, and government-owned oil and gas companies. SeaDrill Limited was founded in 1972 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Forecasts - - F + C = R

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Two Year Chart for (SDRL), S&P - 500 (SPY) and above mentioned PeersClick to enlarge

They are all is sync. I can tell you “Why.” You MUST absolutely KNOW the “What” and the “When” - - but without the “Why” you are asking for and going to have un-necessary losses! Each of these Companies is precisely where they are Ranked in my archive of Fundamental - Valuations and Technical Analysis for each and every Company in my Universe. The answer to the “Why” is simple when you do your homework well and “Knowing that you will profit.

Twenty Year Chart for (SDRL) with S&P - 500 (SPY) as a ReferenceClick to enlarge

I suggest that you take a long look at this 20-year chart. If you cannot see that (SDRL) is both a strong performer and is heading lower, I suggest you Email me immediately. Having a longer-term perspective of the probability of a profitable future investment will always give you a more consistent bottom line.

General Market Status

The General Market is currently and remains “Fundamentally'” overvalued and “Technically" overbought, and its “Consensus Opinion” is much too bullish. “Insiders” are selling and “Interest Rates / Dividends” are on the rise.

This does not make for “Investing Wisely.” This means that you must consider holding Cash or perhaps taking bearish positions in the coming time-frame. (Taking Bearish positions are for Pro-Active Investors Only!)

My analytic focus and logo are “Investing Wisely,” e.g. taking advantage of the Bullish / Bearish Cycles as they occur within the overall Marketplace. Integrating conservative fundamental analytics within these technical cycles means maintaining a process of the thorough and on-going analytics of many companies, sectors and industry groups. I have maintained such a Profitable Discipline for over 50 years, and it has been very good to both, me and my Clients.

(SDRL) has not been a very strong / performing Company (price-wise) over all of these many months. The current price is down 15% from the highs in Januaty 2013. May I suggest that Holding through this coming period is not “Investing Wisely.” I continue forecasting that both (SDRL), and my selected peers will be under moderate to severe pressure in the coming weeks and perhaps longer.

This is a Warning about Buying or Holding - SeaDrill Limited.

I am also Bearish on the World Economies and the General Markets. I suggest that holding Cash during questionable time frames is a prudent and wise choice. (Folks - This is definitely a "questionable" time frame)!

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